Students learn about county government

The event is sponsored by the American Legion Posts of Watonwan County. Students from Butterfield-Odin, Madelia and St. James High School break into groups to explore the different branches of county government and to learn how county government operates.

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St. James Plaindealer - St. James, MN

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Posted May. 14, 2013 at 8:00 AM

Posted May. 14, 2013 at 8:00 AM

St. James Plaindealer

For the fifty-eighth year, the Boy and Girl County program made its way through Watonwan County government, Tuesday, May 7.

The event is sponsored by the American Legion Posts of Watonwan County. Students from Butterfield-Odin, Madelia and St. James High School break into groups to explore the different branches of county government and to learn how county government operates.

Students are also given the opportunity to visit with their district commissioners and learn the role of each office of county government.